Flood Family of Brooklyn, NY

We believe Thomas and Bridget were from County Longford or Westmeath, Ireland. Although, my grandmother Mary Agatha insisted the Floods were from County Mayo. We know they had at least two children. There is a persistent rumor that there may have been as many as ten boys born to Thomas & Bridget, these are the only children we know about:

Elizabeth (b 1856 - d. 10 Jun 1929 at Brooklyn State Hospital) also called "Lizzie", "Eliza" and even "Lisa". Elizabeth married a Michael Austin, no children descend from this union.

Patrick (b. 1838 - d. 21 Jan 1925 at 652 Herkimer St., Brooklyn) Patrick retired as Stablemaster for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company at their New Lots Yards after 46 years of service. On 25 Nov 1869 Patrick married Mary Ratchford (b. 1850, Sligo, Ireland - d. 25 Mar 1886 at 276 Herkimer St., Brooklyn) at Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn 25 Nov 1869. All their children were baptised at this church as well. Together they had nine children which are listed below. Mary died following complications as a result of the birth of her daughter Anna. Records indicate she immigrated to New York in 1867. After his youngest son William married, Patrick became married for the second time, to Hattie Fox. Hattie was also known as "Masie" and "Mamie". She was the daughter of John Fox who was a dairyman who lived and worked at 192 Herkimer St from 1875 - 1884.

John Fox

John Fox had a dairy business at 192 Herkimer St, Brooklyn in 1884. By 1900 he had moved it to 270 Herkimer St. At this time, I have no information about his wife and the mother of his children, but I do know something about them:

a) Alice (b. about 1870 - d. 16 Mar 1944) married John T. Farrell (b. about 1866 - d. 10 Feb 1943). John was a Fire Chief in the F.D.N.Y. John T. was the son of John Farrell and Mary Riley. (sisters: Ellen and Catherine - John and his sisters may have been orphaned) For many years they lived at 1243 Carroll St, Brooklyn. They had six daughters:

1. Mary Elizabeth (d. 3 Mar 1963)
2. Alice (d. 2 Jun 1973)
3. Elizabeth (d. 29 Jan 1973)
4. Julia, married John Walton
John
Florence Agnes
Julia Alice

5. Helen (d. 31 Jul 1974)
6. Virginia (b. 1907 - d. 1984)

b) John M. contractor, who as late as 1930 had his business at 270 Herkimer St where his father's dairy had been years before. "Johnny Fox" developed much of the towns of Mineola and Yaphank on Long Island.

c) Hattie

d) Julia

6) William Aloysius nicknamed "Duke" (b. 9 Jun 1876 - d. 26 Jul 1926)
Although we have not definitively identified each person in the photo to the right, it does appear that the leftmost gent is our William A. Flood with his arm around Mary Agatha Fox. Mary has a prize ribbon of some sort pinned to her blouse and William is holding what looks like a small figurine of a head. It may have been take at a boardwalk photographer's in Coney Island as the head looks like the famous Luna Park character. This photo has no date attached to it but would seem to be taken about 1900. On 18 Oct 1899 at Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn, William married Mary Agatha Fox (b. 1878 and d. Dec 1963). Mary Agatha Fox was the daughter of Michael Fox and Mary Agnes Burke Mary was a midwife, as was her mother Mary Agnes Burke. From the time of their marriage through 1900, they lived at 1387 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Sometime later they lived in a house adjoining the business. At the time of his death William Flood owned a livery and stable and sold coal and ice at 652 Herkimer Street near Utica Avenue on the site of todays "Boys & Girls High School" in the Weeksville section of Brooklyn. .
	<- William Flood with grandson Billy on pony